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January 2016
Science & Policy:
What’s on the EU's agenda?
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE
Policy Support Coordination International, Interinstitutional and Stakeholder Relations
SCIENCE & POLICY: WHAT'S ON THE EU'S AGENDA?
15 January 2016
The JRC's monthly briefing to the scientific community, N° 43
Table of Contents
1. Activities of the European Institutions 3
1.1 European Commission 3
1.2 Council 3
1.3 European Parliament 3
1.4 Committee of the Regions (CoR) 6
1.5 European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) 6
2. Conferences & Meetings 7
2.1 European Conferences and Meetings 7
2.2 International Conferences 8
3. JRC News 9
Correspondence: International, Interinstitutional and Stakeholder Relations – JRC European Commission, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium Telephone: (32-2) 299 11 11 Office: CDMA 05/155 [email protected]
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1. Activities of the European Institutions
1.1 European Commission
Date Event Subject
13 January College meeting All meetings of the College of Commissioners
1.2 Council
Date Event Venue/Location
14 January Eurogroup Meeting Brussels
14-15 January 29th European Research Area and Innovation Committee (ERAC) Plenary Meeting
Amsterdam
15 January Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) Brussels
18 January General Affairs Council Brussels 18 January Foreign Affairs Council Amsterdam 26 January Informal Meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers Amsterdam
27-28 January Informal Meeting of Competitiveness Ministers Brussels 1 February Informal Meeting of Ministers for Development tbd
4-5 February Informal Meeting of Defence Ministers tbd 5-6 February Informal Meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers Amsterdam 11 February Eurogroup Meeting Brussels 12 February Economic and Financial Affairs Council Brussels 15 February Foreign Affairs Council Brussels 15 February Agricultural and Fisheries Council Brussels 16 February General Affairs Council Brussels
18-19 February European Council Brussels 24 February Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council Brussels 29 February Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry and Research) Council Brussels
4 March Environment Council Brussels 7 March Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council Brussels 7 March Eurogroup Meeting Brussels 8 March Economic and Financial Affairs Council Brussels
10 March Justice and Home Affairs Council Brussels 14 March General Affairs Council Brussels 14 March Agriculture and Fisheries Council Brussels
17-18 March European Council Brussels All meetings of the Council
1.3 European Parliament
Plenary Sessions
Date Event Subjects Venue/Location
18-21 January EP Plenary session Among others: Review of the Luxembourg Presidency and programme of activities of the
Strasbourg
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Dutch Presidency; Use of Passenger Name Record Data (PNR); Towards a Digital Single Market Act
Committee Meetings
11 January Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Among others: Economic Dialogue and exchange of views with Pierre Gramegna, ECOFIN President and Minister for Finance of Luxembourg; Banking Union - Annual Report 2015
Brussels
11 January Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Among others: European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and Social Aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2016
Brussels
11 January Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Among others: Exchange of views with Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner for Climate Action & Energy - Debriefing on the 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP 21) leading to the international agreement on climate change
Brussels
11 and 14 January
Committee on Regional Development
Among others: European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2016; Exchange of views with Corina Crețu, Commissioner for Regional Policy; The situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration
Brussels
11 January Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Among others: Exchange of views with Martijn van Dam, Minister for Agriculture, on the priorities of the Dutch Presidency of the Council of the European Union; Enhancing innovation and economic development in future European farm management
Brussels
11 January Committee on Culture and Education
Among others: Presentation of the study on "University Quality Indicators"
Brussels
14 January Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Among others: Structured dialogue with Mr Dimitris Avramopoulos, Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship - Presentation of the implementation of current measures and of the border coast guard package adopted on 15 December 2015
Brussels
14 January Committee on Foreign Affairs
Among others: Public hearing and exchange of views on the Global Strategy - What way forward for the EU?
Brussels
14 January Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Among others: Presentation of the Council Presidency’s programme
Brussels
14 January Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Among others: Exchange of views with the participation of Mrs Věra Jourová, Commissioner responsible for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality and the presentation of the Single Market governance within the European Semester 2016
Brussels
14 January Committee on Fisheries
Among others: Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy (recast)
Brussels
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14 January
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs – extraordinary meeting on the refugee crisis
Among others: Structured dialogue with Mr Dimitris Avramopoulos, Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship
Brussels
14 January Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Among others: Exchange of views with Bert Koenders, President of the Council of the European Union, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs and the presentation of the Dutch Presidency's programme
Brussels
18 January
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs – extraordinary meeting on the refugee crisis
The situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration
Strasbourg
18 January Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development- extraordinary meeting
Exchange of views with Commissioner Phil Hogan, responsible for Agriculture and Rural Development, on simplification: state of play and forthcoming initiatives
Strasbourg
18 January Committee on International Trade-extraordinary meeting
Agenda is not yet available Brussels
21 January Committee on Budgetary Control- extraordinary meeting
Among others: Improving the security of energy supply by developing the internal energy market
Brussels
25 January Committee on Development
Agenda is not yet available Brussels
25 January Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Among others: Presentation of the priorities of the Dutch Presidency
Brussels
25 January Subcommittee on Security and Defence
Among others: The military dimension of the Comprehensive Approach: state of play and the way ahead- Exchange of views with General Mikhail Kostarakos, Chairman of the EU Military Committee.
Brussels
25 January Committee on Transport and Tourism
Among others: Announcement of new Council positions, market access to port services and financial transparency of ports and Presentation of the Council Presidency’s programme
Brussels
25 January Committee on Regional Development- joint hearing
Agenda is not yet available Brussels
25 January Committee on Culture and education
Agenda is not yet available Brussels
28 January Committee on Foreign Affairs
Agenda is not yet available Brussels
28 January Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Among others: Commission Communication on the FP7 ex-post evaluation report, Presentation by Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation
Brussels
28 January Committee on Legal Affairs
Agenda is not yet available Brussels
28 January Committee on Budgets Agenda is not yet available Brussels
28 January Committee on Legal Affairs
Agenda is not yet available Brussels
All European Parliament Committee meetings
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Other meetings and events
13 January
EPP Public Hearing on Synergies between the European Structural and Investment Funds, Horizon 2020 and other European Innovation Funds
Among others: Synergies at programming level – how do Member States cope with the multi-fund approach? Furthermore: Presentation 'Synergies and Smart Specialisation: stairway to excellence and Synergies between the ESIF, Horizon 2020 and European Innovation Funds
Brussels
25 – 27 January
STOA Panel - MEP-Scientist Pairing Scheme "Brussels Week"
4th round of the MEP-Scientist Pairing Scheme that aims at enhancing mutual understanding and establishing a long-term, intensive cooperation between Members and researchers
Brussels
1.4 Committee of the Regions (CoR)
Date Event Venue/Location
12 January Potential of the Waste Sector to a Low Carbon Economy CoR, Brussels
13 January The European Investment Project Portal and the European Investment Advisory Hub: what's in it for regions and cities?
CoR, Brussels
18-19 January 7th Plenary session ARLEM Nicosia, Cyprus 22 January The European Entrepreneurial Region 2017 Info Day CoR, Brussels
26 January European Innovation Ecosystems: Good governance and effective support for smart specialisation
CoR, Brussels
27 January Y Factor: Think Smart, Think Regional….Let's Innovate! CoR, Brussels 27 January Workshop on Simplification of the Cohesion Policy CoR, Brussels 29 January CoR Open Days 2016 kick-off meeting CoR, Brussels 9 February Boosting entrepreneurial spirit – pioneering regions and cities in Europe CoR, Brussels
10 February 11th CoR Plenary CoR, Brussels 20 April Congress of European Municipalities and Regions Nicosia, Cyprus
Further events of the Committee of the Regions
1.5 European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
Date Event Venue/Location
14-15 January RRI shaping new horizons: Responsible Research and Innovation in Europe and across the world
EESC, Brussels
28 January Making the circular economy happen EESC, Brussels
Further events of the European Economic and Social Committee
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2. Conferences & Meetings 2.1 European Conferences and Meetings
Date Event Organiser Venue/Location
12-13 January Promote the multidisciplinary approach in addressing migrant smuggling
Presidency of the European Council
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
21 January Better research for better health, a holistic approach to challenges and opportunities
European
Commission Brussels, Belgium
25 January Marine sustainability in an age of changing oceans and seas: JRC-EASAC report launch
JRC and the European
Academies' Science Advisory Council
(EASAC)
Brussels, Belgium
25-26 January Business Innovation Observatory conference:
Disrupting the future
European
Commission Brussels, Belgium
25-26 January Launch conference of the EU strategy for the Alpine Region
European Commission
Brdo, Slovenia
26-28 January Mapping and assessment of ecosystem services in enlargement countries
JRC Ispra, Italy
4 February JRC-COST workshop "The Role of City-Regions in the Achievement of a Low Carbon Economy"
JRC and COST
Brussels, Belgium
9-10 February European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): enlargement and training
JRC Ispra, Italy
11 February Mayors & Water European
Commission Leeuwarden, the
Netherlands
16 February High-level Conference on the digital transformation of European industry and enterprises
European Commission
Brussels, Belgium
18-19 February S3 Design Learning Workshop
S3 Platform based in the JRC in
cooperation with The Academy of Sciences
of Moldova
Chisinau (Moldova)
23-27 July Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF) EuroScience Manchester, UK
Further upcoming JRC events
Further upcoming events in the EU Newsroom Calendar
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2.2 International Conferences
Date Event Organiser Venue/Location
9-14 January
96th American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting
American Meteorological Society
New Orleans, US
11 January New Approaches to Economic Challenges (NAEC) - Workshop on National Experiences
OECD Paris, France
15 January Ministerial meeting of Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Committee: Building more resilient and inclusive labour markets
OECD Paris, France
22-23 January
Ministerial meeting of the Committee on Digital Economy Policy: The digital economy: innovation, growth and social prosperity
OECD Cancun, Mexico
27-28 January
4th International Nuclear Decommissioning Summit IQPC - International
Quality & Productivity Center
Berlin, Germany
27-29 January
Science and Technology Conference on the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (SFDRR)
UNISDR Geneva,
Switzerland
11-15 February
American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Conference JRC Session: Integrating Science into Policymaking – What Works, Why and Where
AAAS Washington DC,
USA
23-24 May World Humanitarian Summit UN OCHA Istanbul, Turkey
23-27 May International Conference on Advancing the Global Implementation of Decommissioning and Environmental Remediation Programmes
IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency
Madrid, Spain
31 May-1 June
OECD Forum 2016 OECD Paris, France
17-20 October
UN Habitat III– UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development
UN HABITAT Quito, Ecuador
7-13 January 2017
16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering Santiago, Chile
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3. JRC News
2015 Overview of the scientific process of the EU Agencies network for scientific advice (EU-ANSA)
2014 JRC Annual Report
December JRC Newsletter January 2016
Open The EU is recruiting researchers - Call for expressions of interest
30 November JRC at COP21: Supporting the EU to get a fair and ambitious climate deal
One of the Commission's top priorities for 2015 is to secure a fair, ambitious and legally binding global climate deal at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21), which started on the 30 November.
2 December JRC support to Circular Economy Package
On 2 December, the Commission adopted a new circular economy package, which aims to extend product life span and reduce waste generation.
2 December Humanitarian crises and disasters risk: 2016 INFORM global assessment
now available
Assessment results on the risk of humanitarian crises and disasters in 2016 for 191 nations were released the 2 December.
2 December Climate resilient development: new open source index and indicators
The JRC has designed a global index to support the EU’s Global Climate Change Alliance plus (GCCA+) programme in its goal to help the most vulnerable countries to respond to climate change in the period up to 2020.
3 December Report concludes that EU action is needed to set legal limits on trans fats in
food
On 3 December, the European Commission adopted a report on trans fats (TFA) in food and in the overall diet of Europeans. 4 December World’s soil resources: human pressure reaching critical limits
The overwhelming majority of soil resources across the globe are in poor condition and their health is worsening, according to the first global status report on soil resources, which is being presented in Rome the 4 December in anticipation of the World Soil Day (5 December). The JRC provided extensive contributions, particularly on the regional assessment of soils in Europe. The World Soil resources report is one of the main achievements of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) in the context of the International Year of Soil (IYS).
9 December Nuclear decommissioning: a growing sector in need of resources and
innovation
On 9 December 2015, the European Commission published two new legislative proposals to simplify and promote access to digital content and online sales across the EU.
11 December Nuclear decommissioning: a growing sector in need of resources and
innovation
Additional efforts to further enhance the EU's extensive know-how and attract more young people to studies and training in nuclear related disciplines are needed for nuclear decommissioning.
18 December Railways: ensuring readiness in case of space weather events
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A new report explores the rail sector’s vulnerability and the potential impacts, in particular through interdependencies with other infrastructures.
21 December Targeted alpha therapy's potential to eliminate HIV-infected cells
Targeted alpha therapy has the potential to selectively eliminate HIV infected cells from the central nervous system, according to a recent study co-authored by the JRC.
21 December Public consultation on due diligence and supply chain integrity for
intellectual property protection
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the mechanisms developed by companies to secure their supply chains and thereby protect their Intellectual Property (IP). Companies acting as IP right holders and/or as suppliers to such a right-holder are invited to complete the survey form within both the goods and service sectors.
28 December Individual mobility: single charge of electric cars fits into average daily use
A JRC report analysed driving patterns of both conventional and electric vehicles in the EU. Findings show that most of them (more than 80%) drive less than 65 km per day, which could be covered by a single charge.
30 December European design standards widespread in the building sector
According to a new JRC study, 23 out of the 28 EU countries have implemented the European Technical Standards (Eurocodes) for buildings and other civil engineering works.
